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May 18, 2011

Creamy Chicken

Warning, my language skills kind of fell apart for this post and there is a bit of cussing, so if you don't like that, please read a different post!!!
When I was making this I was formulating what I would say in my blog opener about it. I thought about telling a heart warming story about how my Grandpa used to make SOS, aka shit on a shingle, when I was a kid, and how this recipe reminded me of SOS, only it was chicken-shit on a shingle (CSOS?) but then all sorts of things started going wrong. SA decided it was the perfect time to take out the recyclables, our other cat Wall-E attacked the tomatillo plant I got today and then the piece de resistance, our dishwasher started sounding like a dying animal. SHIT SHIT SHIT! It had been such a great day:

the biggest green apples I have ever seen at a local farmers market

beautiful day in the valley!

Now you KNOW I bought some of this!!! How could I not

Our handsome dog, Curry enjoying the sun(We all got sunburns!)

Needless to say I might of lost track of things and the creamy gravy might of separated a bit, the green beans boiled almost all their liquid out and my salad ended up consisting of apples and lettuce and a homemade mandarin orange vinaigrette. I forgot to put other ingredients in it, even the left over spicy almonds from this month's daring baker's challenge.
All in all though it was still pretty tasty!!!!

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forgive the picture of entree+ sides. SA had already made his plate and so had I so...all of it you get!

In a large skillet melt butter and add onions, cooking over medium heat until onions are translucent. Sprinkle with flour and stir in milk. Allow mixture to thicken slightly and stir in diced chicken, thyme, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until chicken is cooked through(Mine took about 20 minutes.) Serve over mashed potatoes and sprinkle with paprika for a little extra kick!

11 comments:

Those apples look SO good...and HUGE for this time of year. I'm not used to apples that big until fall. I wouldn't mind having a farmers market to go to that isn't at 8am on a Saturday morning too. I think I might try this recipe too, as I have some chicken in the freezer!

Curry looks like he is enjoying the sun! So you're going to have to explain to me what "shit on a shingle" actually is. The image I'm getting (and that is after using "shit" as a metaphor for some kind of food) is some kind of beef thingy on a slice of toast. Or chicken. I love grandpas!

I enjoyed reading your post. I was just refreshing and a real day! Things go wrong and it makes one feel we are not alone. The salad sounded just fine even though you say you left things out. The chicken also looks good and comforting. I following your blog and I hope that you will give my blog a visit too and if you would like to, follow it. Blessings, Catherine

That is awesome that you grew up eating shit on a shingle! my family made it alot and out hometown diner had it on their menu as well. Soo good! I make it for my husband often, but before then, he had never heard of the famous, "shit on a shingle"!